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Guide to IXIASOFT CCMS 7.0 Dynamic Release Management (DRM) for Information Architects

Guide to IXIASOFT CCMS DRM for Information Architects
IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop User Guide
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IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop User Guide
The core guide for Advanced users of IXIA CCMS Desktop 7.0, who are using the IXIA Dynamic Release Management (DRM) module. It contains information to help information architects understand basic tasks and workflows for the CCMS Desktop authoring environment. It also contains information on how to author, manage, publish, translate, and track documentation.
Using IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop features
This section provides information and instructions about how to use IXIA CCMS Desktop functionality to perform other actions with the objects in the CMS.
Creating snapshots
You can capture then contents of a map at a particular point in time using the snapshot feature.

IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop User Guide
The core guide for Advanced users of IXIA CCMS Desktop 7.0, who are using the IXIA Dynamic Release Management (DRM) module. It contains information to help information architects understand basic tasks and workflows for the CCMS Desktop authoring environment. It also contains information on how to author, manage, publish, translate, and track documentation.
- Introduction
  IXIA CCMS is a documentation solution that combines the mechanics of an extensible environment, a powerful Content Management System (CMS), and the elegant modularity of DITA.
- Overview of IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop
  This section provides a brief overview about working in IXIA CCMS Desktop.
- About the IXIASOFT Dynamic Release Management module
  The IXIA Dynamic Release Management (DRM) module allows technical publication teams to easily manage the documentation for multiple products across multiple release cycles.
- Managing the documentation structure
- Working with DITA
  This section provides information and instructions about how to author content using IXIA CCMS Desktop.
- Using IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop features
  This section provides information and instructions about how to use IXIA CCMS Desktop functionality to perform other actions with the objects in the CMS.
  - Using the Documents view
    The Document view gives you several document tracking functionalities, such as identifying recently used documents or frequently used documents.
  - Viewing where documents are used
    The Dependencies view displays the relationships that a specific document has with other DITA documents in your system.
  - Assigning work to others
    Work can be assigned to different sets of users at different points in the document development cycle.
  - Reviews using a Collaborative Review
    You can assign your map to be simultaneously reviewed by multiple people in IXIA CCMS Web.
  - Reviews using Approvals
    To get a final sign-off on content, you can use an Approval. You can assign your map to be approved by one or multiple people in IXIA CCMS Web.
  - Generate output
    The Generate Output command creates document deliverables in different formats.
  - Adding labels to objects
    Labels let you apply additional information to any object in the repository.
  - Creating snapshots
    You can capture then contents of a map at a particular point in time using the snapshot feature.
    - Understanding the Snapshots feature in DRM
      A snapshot is an object that captures a map at a particular point in time. You can use a snapshot to rebuild the map and the objects that it contains exactly as they were when the snapshot was created.
    - Creating a snapshot in DRM
      When you create a snapshot, IXIA CCMS creates an .xml file that contains the list of all the objects in the map along with their version numbers.
    - Generate the output of a snapshot
      Just as with maps, you can output a snapshot using the Generate Output command.
    - View the contents of a snapshot
      You can view the contents of a snapshot using the Show Preview command.
    - Localizing a snapshot
      Localization can be started from within a snapshot, without having to first go through to the Publish state in the workflow.
  - Using the Build Manifest feature
    This section describes how to use the Build Manifest feature.
  - Creating a taxonomy
    You can create taxonomies that reflect the structure of the information contained in your documents.
  - Managing projects
    The project management feature lets coordinators handle project-wide tasks that may involve multiple deliverables.
  - Creating and generating reports
    You can create and generate reports.
- Localizing documents
  Localization is the process of translating content and adapting it for use in another language.
- Glossary
- Shortcut keys
  Shortcut keys let you perform many routine actions with just two or three keystrokes.
- Copyright notice
- Technical support
  IXIA CCMS Customer Support staff are available to answer your questions. We welcome your comments.

Creating snapshots

You can capture then contents of a map at a particular point in time using the snapshot feature.

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